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Standings
KCR
@BAL		3
4
SEA
@BOS		5
11
NYY
@CHW		2
3
TEX
@CLE		7
3
CAL
@DET		4
5		 
(10)
OAK
@MIL		13
4
MIN
@TOR		13
9
CHC
@LAD		2
7
CIN
@MON		3
4		 
(12)
HOU
@NYM		7
5
ATL
@PHI		2
1
PIT
@SDP		9
3
STL
@SFG		4
5
Saturday, July 25, 1987,
, Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 36,472, Time of Game: 2:37
Royals
3
48-49
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Orioles
4
45-53
⇐ Won 11 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   2  0  0   0  1  0    3 12  1
Orioles         0  1  0   0  2  0   0  1  X    4  8  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willie Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .283 .710 -0.006 1.25 0.086 -0.092 -0.1 2 0 SB
Kevin Seitzer 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .313 .835 -0.102 1.40 0.062 -0.164 -0.4 1 2 SB
George Brett 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .288 .843 -0.147 1.48 0.025 -0.172 -1.1 10 0
Jim Eisenreich DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 .230 .748 -0.094 1.40 0.051 -0.145 -0.7
Danny Tartabull RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .296 .831 -0.165 1.62 0.032 -0.197 -0.9 0 0
Frank White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .677 0.049 1.34 0.131 -0.083 0.7 1 5 2B
Bo Jackson LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 .255 .808 0.045 1.35 0.141 -0.096 0.1 4 0 3B
Mike Macfarlane C 3 0 2 2 1 0 .286 .661 0.279 2.38 0.371 -0.091 1.5 5 1 GDP
Angel Salazar SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .203 .465 -0.132 1.58 0.000 -0.132 -1.0 1 2
   Thad Bosley PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .689 0.026 4.29 0.026 0.000 0.0 SF
   Bill Pecota SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.084 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bret Saberhagen P 0 2
Team Totals 37 3 12 3 3 7 .324 .771 -0.247 1.58 0.925 -1.172 -1.8 24 12
2B: F White (16, off D Schmidt).
3B: B Jackson (2, off D Schmidt).
SF: T Bosley (1, off M Williamson).
TB: B Jackson 5; F White 3; M Macfarlane 2; K Seitzer 2; D Tartabull; J Eisenreich; W Wilson.
GIDP: M Macfarlane (1).
RBI: M Macfarlane 2 (2); T Bosley (11).
2-out RBI: M Macfarlane 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: B Saberhagen (2).
Baserunning
SB: W Wilson (30, 2nd base off D Schmidt/T Kennedy); K Seitzer (7, 2nd base off D Schmidt/T Kennedy).

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alan Wiggins DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .235 .580 0.044 1.05 0.098 -0.055 0.1
Billy Ripken 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .655 -0.099 1.22 0.000 -0.099 -0.8 1 2
Cal Ripken SS 3 0 2 1 1 0 .273 .831 0.038 0.98 0.098 -0.060 0.4 2 4 CS
Eddie Murray 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .271 .859 0.238 0.94 0.311 -0.073 0.2 12 0 HR
Terry Kennedy C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .261 .731 0.085 1.04 0.115 -0.030 0.7 8 0
Mike Young LF 3 1 0 0 0 0 .254 .782 -0.107 1.24 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 1 0
Larry Sheets RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 .968 0.007 1.09 0.065 -0.058 0.2 1 0
Ken Gerhart CF 2 0 0 1 0 0 .241 .698 -0.053 1.38 0.012 -0.064 -0.6 2 0 SF
Ron Washington 3B 3 1 1 0 0 2 .320 .800 0.098 0.90 0.135 -0.036 0.5 0 3 3B
Dave Schmidt P 0 4
   Mark Williamson P 0 0
   Tom Niedenfuer P 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 1 5 .267 .715 0.251 1.08 0.834 -0.582 -0.3 27 13
3B: R Washington (1, off B Saberhagen).
HR: E Murray (22, off B Saberhagen; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).
SF: K Gerhart (2, off B Saberhagen).
TB: E Murray 4; R Washington 3; C Ripken 2; T Kennedy 2; L Sheets; A Wiggins.
RBI: K Gerhart (27); A Wiggins (14); C Ripken (65); E Murray (65).
2-out RBI: E Murray.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Schmidt-C Ripken-E Murray.
Baserunning
CS: C Ripken (4, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/M Macfarlane).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bret Saberhagen, L (15-5) 8 8 4 4 1 5 1 2.85 32 54 -0.252 1.08 0.3
Team Totals 8 8 4 4 1 5 1 4.50 32 54 -0.252 1.58 0.3

Baltimore Orioles

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Schmidt 6.2 9 2 2 3 5 0 2.93 31 50 0.110 1.26 1.2
Mark Williamson, BS (6), W (5-6) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 4.09 7 2 0 -0.032 2.82 0.1
Tom Niedenfuer, S (6) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.34 3 0 0 0.170 2.18 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 3 7 0 3.00 41 50 2 0 0.248 1.08 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: B Saberhagen (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Dale Ford.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 36,472.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Baltimore Orioles
1 Willie Wilson CF 1 Alan Wiggins DH
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Billy Ripken 2B
3 George Brett 1B 3 Cal Ripken SS
4 Jim Eisenreich DH 4 Eddie Murray 1B
5 Danny Tartabull RF 5 Terry Kennedy C
6 Frank White 2B 6 Mike Young LF
7 Bo Jackson LF 7 Larry Sheets RF
8 Mike Macfarlane C 8 Ken Gerhart CF
9 Angel Salazar SS 9 Ron Washington 3B
Bret Saberhagen P Dave Schmidt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-3 2 --- R BAL E. Murray B. Saberhagen 31% 84% Home Run
t4 0-1 2 -23 RR KCR M. Macfarlane D. Schmidt -20% 41% Single; Tartabull Scores; White Scores
t8 2-3 1 1-- KCR M. Macfarlane M. Williamson -15% 58% Single; Jackson to 3B
b5 1-2 0 --- BAL R. Washington B. Saberhagen 13% 56% Triple
t4 0-1 1 1-- KCR F. White D. Schmidt -11% 51% Double; Tartabull to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt -2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett D. Schmidt 3% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 1-- O KCR J. Eisenreich D. Schmidt 2% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins B. Saberhagen -2% 53% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- O BAL B. Ripken B. Saberhagen -2% 51% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-0 2 --- BAL C. Ripken B. Saberhagen 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Saberhagen -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O KCR D. Tartabull D. Schmidt 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- KCR F. White D. Schmidt -3% 50% Single
t2 0-0 1 1-- KCR B. Jackson D. Schmidt -4% 46% Single; White to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- OO KCR M. Macfarlane D. Schmidt 9% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- BAL T. Kennedy B. Saberhagen 4% 59% Single
b2 0-0 0 1-- O BAL M. Young B. Saberhagen -3% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 1 1-- BAL L. Sheets B. Saberhagen 6% 62% Single; Young to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 RO BAL K. Gerhart B. Saberhagen 1% 63% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Young Scores
b2 1-0 2 1-- O BAL R. Washington B. Saberhagen -2% 61% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar D. Schmidt 3% 64% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt -3% 61% Walk
t3 0-1 1 1-- KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt -2% 59% Wilson Steals 2B
t3 0-1 1 -2- O KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt 4% 63% Flyball: RF
t3 0-1 2 -2- O KCR G. Brett D. Schmidt 4% 67% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- O BAL A. Wiggins B. Saberhagen -2% 65% Flyball: LF
b3 1-0 1 --- O BAL B. Ripken B. Saberhagen -2% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- BAL C. Ripken B. Saberhagen 1% 64% Single
b3 1-0 2 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Saberhagen -2% 62% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Orioles 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 4-5-6
t4 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Eisenreich D. Schmidt 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- KCR D. Tartabull D. Schmidt -3% 62% Single
t4 0-1 1 1-- KCR F. White D. Schmidt -11% 51% Double; Tartabull to 3B
t4 0-1 1 -23 O KCR B. Jackson D. Schmidt 10% 61% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-1 2 -23 RR KCR M. Macfarlane D. Schmidt -20% 41% Single; Tartabull Scores; White Scores
t4 2-1 2 1-- O KCR A. Salazar D. Schmidt 2% 43% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- BAL T. Kennedy B. Saberhagen 5% 48% Single
b4 1-2 0 1-- BAL M. Young B. Saberhagen 3% 51% Wild Pitch; Kennedy to 2B
b4 1-2 0 -2- O BAL M. Young B. Saberhagen -6% 46% Flyball: CF
b4 1-2 1 -2- O BAL L. Sheets B. Saberhagen -5% 41% Strikeout
b4 1-2 2 -2- O BAL K. Gerhart B. Saberhagen -4% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t5 2-1 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 2% 39% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-1 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt -3% 36% Single
t5 2-1 1 1-- O KCR G. Brett D. Schmidt 3% 39% Flyball: CF
t5 2-1 2 1-- KCR J. Eisenreich D. Schmidt -1% 38% Seitzer Steals 2B
t5 2-1 2 -2- O KCR J. Eisenreich D. Schmidt 4% 42% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
b5 1-2 0 --- BAL R. Washington B. Saberhagen 13% 56% Triple
b5 1-2 0 --3 R BAL A. Wiggins B. Saberhagen 6% 61% Single; Washington Scores
b5 2-2 0 1-- O BAL B. Ripken B. Saberhagen -2% 59% Groundout: 3B-1B; Wiggins to 2B
b5 2-2 1 -2- BAL C. Ripken B. Saberhagen 4% 63% Wiggins Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Wiggins to 3B
b5 2-2 1 --3 R BAL C. Ripken B. Saberhagen 7% 71% Single; Wiggins Scores
b5 3-2 1 1-- O BAL E. Murray B. Saberhagen -3% 68% Flyball: LF
b5 3-2 2 1-- O BAL T. Kennedy B. Saberhagen -2% 66% Ripken Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 5-6-7
t6 2-3 0 --- O KCR D. Tartabull D. Schmidt 4% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-3 1 --- O KCR F. White D. Schmidt 3% 72% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-3 2 --- KCR B. Jackson D. Schmidt -4% 68% Triple
t6 2-3 2 --3 KCR M. Macfarlane D. Schmidt -2% 66% Walk
t6 2-3 2 1-3 O KCR A. Salazar D. Schmidt 8% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
b6 3-2 0 --- O BAL T. Kennedy B. Saberhagen -2% 72% Strikeout
b6 3-2 1 --- O BAL M. Young B. Saberhagen -2% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-2 2 --- O BAL L. Sheets B. Saberhagen -1% 69% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Dave Schmidt facing 1-2-3
t7 2-3 0 --- O KCR W. Wilson D. Schmidt 4% 73% Flyball: CF
t7 2-3 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer D. Schmidt 3% 76% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- KCR G. Brett D. Schmidt -2% 74% Walk
t7 2-3 2 1-- KCR J. Eisenreich D. Schmidt -5% 69% Single; Brett to 3B
Mark Williamson replaces Dave Schmidt pitching
t7 2-3 2 1-3 O KCR D. Tartabull M. Williamson 10% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
b7 3-2 0 --- O BAL K. Gerhart B. Saberhagen -2% 77% Flyball: 3B
b7 3-2 1 --- O BAL R. Washington B. Saberhagen -2% 75% Strikeout
b7 3-2 2 --- O BAL A. Wiggins B. Saberhagen -1% 74% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Orioles 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Mark Williamson facing 6-7-8
t8 2-3 0 --- O KCR F. White M. Williamson 6% 80% Flyball: SS
t8 2-3 1 --- KCR B. Jackson M. Williamson -6% 73% Single
t8 2-3 1 1-- KCR M. Macfarlane M. Williamson -15% 58% Single; Jackson to 3B
Thad Bosley pinch hits for Angel Salazar (SS) batting 9th
t8 2-3 1 1-3 RO KCR T. Bosley M. Williamson -3% 56% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores
t8 3-3 2 1-- KCR W. Wilson M. Williamson -4% 52% Single; Macfarlane to 2B
t8 3-3 2 12- O KCR K. Seitzer M. Williamson 9% 61% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Royals' Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
Bill Pecota replaces Thad Bosley (PH) playing SS batting 9th
b8 3-3 0 --- O BAL B. Ripken B. Saberhagen -5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 3-3 1 --- O BAL C. Ripken B. Saberhagen -4% 53% Flyball: LF
b8 3-3 2 --- R BAL E. Murray B. Saberhagen 31% 84% Home Run
b8 4-3 2 --- O BAL T. Kennedy B. Saberhagen -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-4, Orioles' Tom Niedenfuer facing 3-4-5
Tom Niedenfuer replaces Mark Williamson pitching
t9 3-4 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Niedenfuer 8% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 3-4 1 --- O KCR J. Eisenreich T. Niedenfuer 6% 96% Strikeout
t9 3-4 2 --- O KCR D. Tartabull T. Niedenfuer 4% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Orioles 4.

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